Magnetic Resonance Imaging Information on magnetic resonance imaging in The Michener Institute's Learning Resource Centre (LRC) may be found in several sources. Relevant books, journals, audiovisual materials and CD-ROMs can be identified through a search on our computerized catalogue. Journal articles may be identified by searching e-indexes such as CINAHL or PubMED, or our collections of e-journals. Relevant Internet sites are listed on the next page.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Information on magnetic resonance imaging in The Michener Institute's Learning Resource Centre (LRC) may be found in several sources. Relevant books, journals, audiovisual materials and CD-ROMs can be identified through a search on our computerized catalogue. Journal articles may be identified by searching e-indexes such as CINAHL or PubMED, or our collections of e-journals. Relevant Internet sites are listed on the next page.

Subject Headings

To search by subject in the LRC Catalogue or PubMed, MeSH subject headings should be used for best results. The following list represents a sample of available headings; to obtain a complete list of relevant subject terms please use the MeSH browser in PubMed or consult with LRC staff.

Anatomy, cross-sectional Brain - Radiography Central nervous system diseases - Diagnosis

Diagnostic imaging Health physics Magnetic resonance imaging Nuclear magnetic resonance

Resources

Relevant journals available from The Michener Institute LRC include:

Print Titles

• Applied radiology
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Seminars in ultrasound, CT and MR
• Synergy

Electronic Titles

• Applied Radiology (Ebsco)
• Australasian Radiology (Synergy)
• Biomagnetic Research and Technology; (PubMed Central)
• Biomedical Safety & Standards (Ebsco)
• Brain Injury; (Ebsco)
• Cephalagia; (Ebsco)
• Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain; (Ebsco)

Relevant books/audiovisuals can be found in these call number ranges in the LRC:

WN/18 short term loan	MRI examination reviews
WN/20	cross-sectional anatomy
WN/110	health physics, radiation physics
WN/185	magnetic resonance imaging

Relevant World Wide Web sites:

Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/ This department of Oxford University explains functional MRI and its uses. Lists of publications and further links are provided.

The Basics of NMR
http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/nmr/nmr-main.htm Online textbook authored by Joseph P. Hornak, Ph.D. from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

The Basics of MRI
http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/ Online textbook authored by Joseph P. Hornak, Ph.D. from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

NMR Spectroscopy. Principles and Application.
http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/local/organic/nmr.html Six second year lectures given at Imperial College by Henry Rzepa.

MRI Tutor
http://www.mritutor.org/ Educational resource for MRI, including a physics tutorial and a teaching file of images organized by body site and diagnosis.

Simply Physics
http://www.simplyphysics.com/MAIN.HTM This is mainly a site designed to showcase MRI resource materials for sale, but also has partial text of "All you really need to know about MRI physics", by Moriel NessAiver, Ph.D., and a 5-page guide to cardiac MRI.

Relevant Associations and Regulatory Colleges:

International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine http://www.ismrm.org/

Radiological Society of North America
http://www.rsna.org/

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